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Robotic Surgery Program
The Robotic Surgery Program was created in January 2001 under the direction of Joseph J. DeRose, Jr., M.D. The robotic surgery program has as its guiding compass a mission to develop, study, and implement new minimally invasive clinical procedures. The three fundamental components of the robotic surgery program are 1) Clinical Excellence, 2) Basic Science and Outcomes Research and 3) Surgical Training and Education
Clinical Robotic Surgery
The clinical robotic surgery program at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center has one of the largest and broadest experiences in both cardiac and non-cardiac thoracic surgery. Robotic surgeons at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital, were the first to perform several cardiothoracic procedures including esophageal resection, thymectomy and robotic biventricular pacing. Other robotic operations performed by the robotic surgery program include mitral valve repair, coronary artery bypass grafting, atrial septal defect closure, pulmonary resection, Nissan fundoplication and Heller myotomy. Clinical robotic surgery is now also being performed at St. Luke's in general surgery and urology. For more information about the clinical services offered by the robotic surgery program view our Robotic Surgery Brochure or visit http://www.slrctsurgery.com/center/center_index.html
Research
The development and employment of robotic technology relies on continued multidisciplinary research and study. At St. Luke's-Roosevelt the robotic surgery program incorporates specialists in all fields of minimally invasive surgery, as well as academic representatives from the fields of computer science, biomedical engineering, molecular biology, machine learning and advanced imaging. This multidisciplinary team approach has allowed for novel research applications across medical specialities. The robotic research program supports up to 2 surgical residents each year as well as several medical students and post-graduate students.
For a list of recent publications from the robotic surgery research laboratories click here .
Education
Robotic surgery forms one of the integral components of the St. Luke's Simulation Training and Robotic Surgery Center .Robotic surgery drills developed and validated at St. Luke's-Roosevelt are used to train both experienced surgeons and novices on the da Vinci Surgical System. Our surgeons also serve as clinical proctors and provide procedure-directed courses in order to help surgeons from around the country learn the tools necessary to perform robotic surgery. Robotic surgery is also being incorporated clinically as a component of the residency training program. Many of our residents have gained extensive experience with the robotic system and this experience continues to grow.
The operating room setup during robotic surgery
View through the control center of the daVinci Surgical Robot at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Robotics Center
Links
Simulation, Training and Robotic Surgery Center